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A t ten I h&d & sujeethe&rt, 
Her n&me uj&s Id& M& y 
>5he s&id she sorely coould be 
mine 

At no l&r distant day. 


I s&oj her then at troenty, 

5 poke of her promise gay, 
Only to hear her anstoer, 
"This is no distant day.” 



"Boston beans are very good!’ 
So said little Red Riding Hood; 
Wblf said, "Beans are only good 
'When seasoned tuith Red Rid- 
ing Hood.’’ 



<Jimmy Scot uuas tond of shad, 
Fish-dey tuas pleasing to the lad; 
The last fish- day young Jim uuas 
bad. 

And he teas sorry that he had; 
The shad teas nicely cooked by 
planking. 

But Jimmy only got a spanking. 



My father gave me 5. pair of skates, 
And I coas happy as happy coold be; 
My mother gave me a pair of 
slates; 

But they’re of no use tuhen there’s 
skating, you see. 


A bird ext the window 
Comes visiting me, 
And tells of his young 
At the top of the tree 

I exsked why he went 
So high and all that; 
He said he preferred 
The very top flat. 


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"Birds of & te^ther uuill flocl?^ 

together,” 

So the m&xin* ssys in the start; 
But tuhen Jr went hunting tuith 

Dtxddy Bunting, 

The birds one &nd 
5,11 flocked 


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Did you // ^ \ ever hear 

0 f | / Wp / 9 \ j Billy’s pig. 
That 5.te J so much 

^nd grecu >> — so big. 

It burst the pen and broke the wall 
-And would not live in town at all? 


Pig went from town and lived on 
grass . 

Here my story will end, alas, 
lor when the grass had turned to 
hey 

He gave 5 , grunt and ran away. 



There teas a boy in our school 
Who teas so tuondroos good. 

He tcould not say a wicked cuord,- 
And couldn’t if he mould. 

He fell and hurt himself one day. 
And all we boys drew nigh, 

We only came to hear him swear- 
\X/e only heard him sigh. 


I read in books ofa woman so 

grey, 

She was old and crooked and 
shy; 

It was said she rode on her 
broom all day 




And at night suuept the cob- 
webs down nf^H^the sky. 

I wonder 

I looked all day fbr thl^Mu&rnan 
so grey. 

This old woman socrooked 
and shy. 

I hunted lor many 

a day 

that the story 
in my 
I wonder 


On lebruary thirty-first. 

If me you mill remind, 

I mill give you each a dollar 
lor every pin you find. 

Norn don’t forget the day or date. 
The time is off a mile; 

Dorit begin to spend the money, 
But stop and think a uuhilel 



My mother is Irish, 
My father, & Jeuu, 
So I must be 
An Irish steuu, 

XX/lth fathers money 
And mothers ujit. 
I’ll nwry & lord 
And be English yet. 



Up stairs &nd down stairs 
NX/e pl^y hide-and-seek 
All the children knoou 
Tis not right to peek. 



Ten, ten, double ten, 
Forty-five, fifteen; 

I noo) touch the go&l, 

For children I h&ve seen. 



A little fly uj&s very shy 
Another s&t beside her 
And geve advice th&i: to&s very 
nice, 

About & striped spider. 

Good advice, though very nice, 
To girl or boy or fly, sir. 

Is throtun each lovely day, 

lor other things seem nicer. 



That soon 
Into the snare she 

Giving her life to spi 


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her; 
unaware, 


Note, little girls, ujith hair in 
And little boys in trousers, 
Dont teel too nice to take advice 
Keep out of spider’s houses. 



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f JLcLinkle, tti)inkle, little star,' w ^ 
Now I know jus t what yA/^e,- 
"Yoo were winking at my sister 

And last night yo^ up and kissed her. 

I know, for Jack he told me so- 
dack is sisters steady beau- 
* dack was mad as mad could be, 
Took her in the house, you see. 

& 

Moto dont twinkle at my sister, 

dack is mad because you 
kissed her; 

\bure a meddling little elf- 
dack wants those 
kisses all "hisselfT ’ 




Th&t the U I exception proves 
I the role,- 
So we have oft been told; 

^X/e hardly think the m&xim good 
.Although so very old. 

One t&il h&s our old c&t. 

In order to prove it to you, 

Do you me&n to tell me, truly, 

I must find & c&t uuith ttuo? 



Luerrt hunting 
To get some me&t for 

Js/lfv poured u>&ter in the me&l 
To m&he the porridge thinner. 


cJim &nd T uuent fishing, 

St&id out doors till noon; 
The pig ate up the porridge, 
And P& only shot & loon. 



A little mouse r&n up tx tree. 
■S&id pussy'”Where you going?” 
"I’m going to & higher climb. 
While you cuild o&ts are 
soojing. 

"I knotu youre very fond 
of mice,” 

S&id Miss Mousey 
from the tree, 

“But I’m afraid th&t 
fondness 
^X^>uld soon envelop me.” 



Lucins Leandor Lovelace Lloyd,- 
With accent on the L- 
.After school was kept one day 
Because he could not spell. 

Teacher gave him easy words, - 
She did not want to stay- 
But she tanned his jacket when 
He spelled cat with a K. 




|ohn Jones asked questions 
by the score. 

Then he’d commence and 
ask some more; 
He asked, "What makes the ouul 
so tuise, 

W’ith eyes upturned unto the skies? 

His lather said, "My little man 
I’ll tell, remember if you can: 

The otul is a very quiet bird- 
He listens, but is 
seldom 
heard. 




Stueet little Nellie MaJey 
Made & doll of dough, 

Then put it in the oven, 

And b&ked it ojell, you knocu. 

She sent it to her cousin 
NCTo lived in H&nmbd: 

Her cousin &te the dolly. 

So she’s & c&nnibd. 


A monkey onc< 
And dressed 
He enlisted in 
And every da> 

He was order- . 


cut off his tail 
up like a soldier; 
1 regiment, 

I grew bolder. 

into battle 


To make the |rllfbemen flee. 

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But he forgot f| 
And climbed 


his training 
right up a tree. 



went 6.-fishing, 
Caught the nicest fish; 

fried them in 5. pe. 
Then put them in & dish. 




(Johnnie exte so mexny. 
Got so very f&t. 




M&de two 
shadows on 

the wall- 

do 

you think 
of that? 



Mabel had a little doll, 
AXfth head of papier- 
mache. 

The body stuffed uuith 

saw-dust. 

The feet were made 
of clay. 

She took the dolly out one day,- 
It should have been in bed; 

Its feet getting wet in the 
meadow 

Drove saw-dust to its , ead. 




\X7hen I was a little boy 
I wanted to grow big; 
To help to grow up faster 
I ate just like a pig. 

Ive grown so very big, 

I am a sight to see: 
My Mamma can no longer 
lift 

Her boy upon her knee. 



A mousie uuould &-<juooing go. 
And dressed up in his best: 


A pussie met him on the ro&d 
And tucked him in his vest. 


Jim and Ella climbed a 
hill 

secure a pail of 
cream; 

Jim fell down 
upon the 
ground, 

EllaTe^o] rt-A scream. 




Jim 


(ju as 



Ella begarKto 
The cream rarfs^ 
the 

And straightway cnt 
butter. 


The college boys cry Rah, rah, 
rah ! 

The boatmen,* Row, row, row f 
The small boy has a cry of his 
own. 

The girls don't cry, you know. 



^X/ e hexd & spelling- m^teh &t 
school. 

We spelled from c&t to cloton; 
It tuould have lasted longer. 

But cue tuere &II spelled dotun. 




m ey look. 

So I re&d in & picture 
I dont think that kings 
much, 

If only cats can look 
such. 



e ree*.d in books of 5.n e5.rly 
dede 

Th&.t t£^lk uu&s common 
cuith geese, 

Th&t the little dog laugh- 
ed & merry laojgh. 
And the ble^ck sheep 
sold his f leece.* 


Perhaps it UJ5.S so in days 

^go,- 

To dispute those books tuere^»^5. sin, 
But if l^&nimeJs talked &s in 
deys of old 
Where uuould uue 
children come 
in? 




Little cJts.ek Curley 
Serf by the grerfe. 

He came in e&rly, 

>So we^sn't out lerfe; 

He felt of the fire,- 
'Tuu&s not very cold,- 
Hell doubtless know better 
WTien he grows old. 



Little Tommy Tinker 
Tinks no more, I think. 

He thinks he is & tinker 
But only thinks the think. 



miss. 



Under the house there lived & mouse, 
He whs happy and growing fat; 
One day alone he scurried home, 
For he had seen a dreadful cat. 

"Why should it be!’ said he to me, 
"There should be an aujful cat? 

Is it the reason, at this season 
The cat finds out I am fat? 


There’s a sparkle in your eye, 
Jenny Green; 

\ou’ve a smile and not a sigh, 
Jenny Green; 

\6ove a sweetheart , one or more, 
\6oVe so light upon the floor, 
Jenny Green, Jenny Green. 



I’ve no sweetheart that you know, 
Mr. Bean; 

So dont reap before you sold, 
Mr. Bean; 

If one of mine is ever seen, 

His name will nol be Bean, 

Mr. Bean.Mr. Bean. 



Little Miss Snoto co&s very proud, 
And ruhen she tu&lked she talked 
sJood; 

I knoto I look stoeet &nd nice,” 
s&id she, 

"That £vll the girls are looking 
at me.” 


She slipped upon &n orange peel, 
Dotun went her he&d, up went her 
heel, 

Her little he&d tuent round in & 
whirl, 




Lickety, lickety. lock 
A mouse ran away with a clock. 
The clock, "fearing harm. 
Sounded "forth an alarm, 
And a cat was awaked by the 
clock. 


Pussys laugh vfilffed the house 
Seeing the clock witkrthe mouse. 
He exclaimed, A\alarm 
Neer brought on^nqor^ harm. 
And he proceeded to eat Map the 
mouse. 



"JVTud pies tbr seJe’, se.ng Molly 
Grey. 

And they e.re nicely me.de. 
^/e me.de them in the sunlight 
And b&ked them in the she.de. 

The crust is me.de of light blue 
cley. 

Inside. e.nother gre.de; 

If* you re e.fre.id to ee.t them 
Just feed them to your me.id. 



A frog in & brook 
lived to be quite 
old, 

And then he 

caught & ter | 
rible cold; 

He called in 6. 
doctor. , 

young &nd ne&t, 

\X^ho told him the c&use uj&s 
oietting his leet. 








"Robinson Crusoe’, s&id Charley 
Roe, 

"Was better off than he did 
knour. 

No boys to bother, no girls to fe& r- 
He’d fare much cuorse if he u)ere 
here. 



Id t&ke his chances, without 
doubt, 

\X^ith pistols, guns, &nd go&ts 
&bout; 

The beautiful island, th&t gr&nd 
sight,- 

But I mould like to come home 
s,t night.” 




A big green frog se^t by stream 
And cro&ked.'TIoiu stupid the 
uuorld does seem 
With nothing to do but suuim in & 
brook. 

Or sit catching flies uuithout 
emy hook.’* 



And came very near up- 
setting the frog; 

Froggie sprang to the stream) 1 
for shehj^tdr and ( j 

sayfx/ty, ^ 

Say x^mg/ff Perhaps my 

remarks uuere 
^ little too hasty. 


Im just & little . 
boy. 

gives me 
&II her c&re; 
^OC^hen I &m 
quite grotun 
up 

My otun home she sh&ll sh&re 

She sh&ll tu&sh my children,- 
It m ty be her dfcily joy- 
I f nocu shell kindly skip 
The (washing of her boy! 




A hen.one d&y, stole to the wood. 
And then she did the best she could, 
She stole & nest and thought, "Wh&t 
luck!” 

Knowing not ’tw&s the nest of & duck. 



wood. 


There teas a man named Lalley 
Who had a (juite named Cal lie; 
Said Lalley to Callie, 

"Is the table yet spread?" 
"Houj can it "said Callie, 
*|CWhen the spreads on 



Is the hand that rules the (uorld!’ 
NXfe’re told this little maxim 
Until our brains have ttuirled. 

The hand in our ocun homestead 
That rocked the cradle first. 

Oft plays an active part 
NX/here her offspring gets the tuorst. 



Said the parrot to the 
monkey, 

\£>u are a Tool, Old Ned, 
And the monkey looked 
up ujisely. 

But only bocued his head. 

jhe parrot cried aloud again, 
coat you ought to shed, 
id the monkey arch- 
ed his eye- 
broujs. 

But only boiued his 
head. 



Say, Monk, oho gave you the 
hair-cut?” 

Laughed polly, getting red; 

The monkey only sniffed the air. 
And slightly booted his head. 


"Say old Monk ’’said polly, screaming, 
\&u ll uuish that you uuere dead’.’ 
But Jocko thought he’d stood 
enough. 

And poll got there ahead! 



^Vhile carrying a kitten in a sack. 
The carrier stepped upon a tack; 
He doubled up and hurt his back. 
And that is tuhy the cat came 
back. 


I rode my hobby-horse to touun 
To buy my JMa a dress; 

I asked lor a bright red gouun 
Like that of Auntie Bess. 



The store man asked "for money 
I told him I had none; 

Said he/Thats very funny 
\£>u’d better ride back home? 



A moley cow standing in the swale, 
Switched the flies off with her tail; 
She wished she could enjoy the shade, 
And wondered why such pests were 
made. 

A fly, disabled by a blow ™ 

Of the muley cows tail, as it lay 
quite low, 

Racked with pain and turning pale. 
Decided a cow should have no tail. 


"Thanksgiving is coming” said turkey, 
He teas large and fine to see,- 
And further he said Ive/been thinking 
I ujould\find -a safe place in 



Tor the <juay> thesl f people get 
thankful 

Is a u>ay that’s most trying.you see; 
for they stuff themselves tuith 
good eating, 

But first they’re inclined to stuff me.” 



Old Mother S&ntry 
Went to the pantry 
To get her c&ts some me^t; 
WTien she c&me • nigh 
There uj&s nothing but pie. 
And th&t the csxts wouldn't e&t. 



There 


And 


ly uuite, 
hildren 
r jolly life. 


Then the five jolly children 
A jolly - bo&t did get; 
The otuner of the bo&t 
Sent them &II to fjoliet. 



I h&d & box of c&ndy 

And plenty of hungry friends; 
Some that h&d been vexed cuith 
me 

Beg&n to m&ke amends. 



But tuhen the box tu&s empty. 

My friends cuere friends no more: 
They pley notu uuith another girl 
Whose Me, keeps & cendy store. 



I once kneuu &n Indian 

Who (ju&s not commonplace. 
And the name that he teent by 
\X/ks R&in-in-the-I&ce. 


Indian R&in-in-the-Fkce 

\X/ks & horseman complete, 
.And euoold ride in the r&ces 
.And tuin them quite ne&t. 




.And the wty th&t he tuon them, 
I’ve he&rd people sey. 

He put spells on the horses 
Th&t c& me in his tuey. 



What will you be. said M< 
When you grow to be 
I think!’ said I, "that I 
try 

To be^ | & soldier if I 



right, said 
quite contrary,^ 
presume you 
that nice, 

man for me s ®*"ujhen 
days are warm 
Is the man who peddles ice. 




"Let’s play doctor ’’said Charlie Dee. 
And I tuill be the tuise M. D. 

\£>u be the nurse, stueet sister Poll. 
.And cue u)ill practise on the doll. 

"She is ailing, her tongue is bad. 
Mind the directions.-the case is sad; 
This medicine her blood ujill start. 
Give her ttuo drops four months 
apart.’’ 


There was a dance the other night 
Down at larmer Lute’s, 
Thomas Cat did play the fiddle. 

And two Monkeys played 
on flutes. 




The Rabbit danced ujitb 
the Gander, 

The lox jumped 
over the lawn; 

They had the 
best time of 
the year. 

And didn't go home 
till dawn. 



Little Dolly Dimple cuished to be 
& cook. 

So she took some flour, &s she 
re&d in & book, 

Then she took some coster &nd 
stirred it up, you knocu, 
Lastly, put it in the oven to b&ke 
just so. 



So into the oven she popped her 
little he&d. 

It uutxs then she "found the dough 
toas b&ked like leaxl; 

Poor little Dolly Dimple sat right 
dotun and cried. 

Then gave the baling to a, tramp 
cuho cuent off quick and died. 



Tujas the night before Christ- 
mas, and I had been bad; 

But truly, notu, children, I am 
sorry I had, 

Tor Santa uuas coming, that 
jolly old chap 

All covered tuith furs from 
his heels to his cap. 


I hung up my stocking ruith trem- 
bling and fear. 

Feeling sorry that Santa came but 
once a year, 

For I promised myself that from 
notju to forever 

I tuould be. Oh so good in all kinds 
of tueather. 


Nocu what do you think I found 
in the morning? 

The stocking cuas full,- in the toe 
was a warning. 

It was written on paper, and I read 
in confusion, 

"I (juill try you once more for 

your good resolution.” 




Three dlats once sat upon & tree. 
They uj^re as vain as vain could be; 
One ujas yellouu, one was uuhite. 
And one was blexch as darkest night. 


vSe^id Pussy yellow. You must see 
I have the smartest coat of the 
three; 

.Said Pussy white,'Oh,I don’t knouj, 
What’s better than mine, as tuhite 
as snow? 




"Whats better than black tuhen 


\\ out at night?” 

Then up spake Sally,"\5u conceited 
\ \ Woung scamps. 

I’ll make you ajl look just like tramps" 



Little Boy Blue note blows his horn 
From the top of a tally-ho. 

The tramp sleeps in the fragrant 
hay 

\)<7here thg^&&y slept long ago. 


Things have changed 
a little bit 
From the days of 
good old cheer. 
And cue cannot sing 
the old songs now 
Because rag-time is 
here. 




|ie children uuill all be good 
Pretty soon; 

They uuill do just as they should 
Pretty soon. 

Did you ask uuhen uuill it be- 
Pretty soon? 

WT>en mosquitoes bite the tree 
Instead of you or me. 

Pretty soon, pretty soon. 


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